Who are we?
The Renal and Transplant Directorate consists of several areas, including:
Ward 215 Renal and Transplant High Dependency
- Delivery of care to pre and post operative transplantation for liver, kidney, simultaneous kidney pancreas, simultaneous kidney islet, lone islet and live kidney and liver transplantation
- Delivery of care to acute, chronic, end stage renal failure
- Delivery of advance therapy at critical care level.
- Delivery of Haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis.
Ward 206 Renal – General Nephrology and Haematology care
- Delivery of care for patients with acute, chronic, end stage renal failure
- Delivery of care for patients with haematological blood disorders
- Delivery of haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis
- Delivery of care within an ambulatory and ward setting, for specific day case procedures.
Ward 206 Transplant – National Liver and Regional Kidney Transplantation for Scotland
- Delivery of care to pre and post-transplant patients who have received liver, kidney, simultaneous kidney pancreas, simultaneous kidney islet, lone islet and live kidney and liver transplant
- Delivery of care to medical patients which include liver assessment, living on list patients
- Delivery of specialist care for transplant specific requirement.
Outpatient Dialysis
- Delivery of care across Lothians for haemodialysis – this is situated across three sites; the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, St. John’s Hospital and the Western General Hospital and we work closely with Borders General Hospital satellite unit.
- Delivery of home haemodialysis service.
Community Dialysis Unit
- Delivery of care to patients within their home – to support peritoneal dialysis across Lothians and Borders.
- Support and deliver patient education at the start of their renal journey to support them to decide on appropriate treatment.
- Work closely with conservative care team, reach team and anaemia coordinators.
What do we offer for newly qualified nurses?
- A friendly calm environment
- Introduction to the directorate and specific wards areas
- Supported supernumerary time, which will differ depending on clinical area
- A supportive senior management team with full education support
- Buddy system when first starting
- Objective pack to work though from newly qualified to 18 months qualified
- During supernumerary time – time allocated to visit full directorate areas and specialist nurses within the directorate
- After six months to one year staff are offered the opportunity to complete education rotation round the directorate.
What career progression is available?
- Opportunity to complete learning in specialist skills and roles in relation to clinical area
- Opportunity to complete directorate rotation
- Opportunity to complete further education in Critical care course, clinical decision course, advanced nurse roles.
We have several specialist roles within the directorate that staff can progress into offering senior positions, such as Transplant Coordinator, Transplant Perfusionist, Dialysis Nurse Specialist, Advanced Nurse Practitioners and Senior Charge Nurse roles.
What’s it like to work in Renal and Transplant – comments from the team:
